Objects Thrown at Indio Police, CHP Vehicles

Police on Sunday were looking for the person who hurled large objects at two law enforcement vehicles on a freeway in Indio last week.

Indio police said a person standing near the roadway threw an unspecified object at a marked patrol car at about 11:45 p.m. Friday on eastbound Interstate 10 between Monterey Avenue and Cook Street.

The object caused "significant damage," police said. A photo posted on Instagram by the Indio Police Department shows a patrol car with a shattered window and a gash on the vehicle's driver's side passenger door.

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Vandalism/Assault on Peace Officer - March 27, 2020 On Friday, March 27, at approximately 11:45pm, an on duty Indio Police Officer driving a marked black and white police unit, was East bound on the I-10 freeway after conducting follow up in a neighboring city. As the Officer drove between Monterey Ave and Cook St, an unknown suspect who was on foot near the roadway threw a large object at his vehicle - causing significant damage (photo attached). Further investigation revealed that a marked CHP patrol vehicle, a semi truck and a passenger vehicle were also struck by a large object around the same time in the same area. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact California Highway Patrol Officer Torres at 760-772-5300 or Coachella Valley Crime Stoppers at 760-341-STOP (7867). @chp_indio

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Investigators later discovered that an object was also thrown at a California Highway Patrol vehicle at about the same time in the same area, police said.

No officer injuries were reported.

Anyone with information about this incident was urged to contact
California Highway Patrol Officer Torres at 760-775-5300 or Coachella Valley
Crime Stoppers at 760-341-7867.